Research and Other Professional Interests

Brief Biography

Lorna is currently working on the cognitive processes involved
in cognitive representation of dance movements. She is interested
in how the way a sequence of dance movements is learned impacts
the memory for the sequence and the quality of the execution
of the dance movements. She is also engaged in bilingualism research
and interested in identifying factors related to acculturation
processes that impact the psychological well-being of adolescents,
their resilience, and their success in mainstream American society. She has served as director of cultural diversity courses in the
general education curriculum, and was the Director of the General
Education Program at Hope College. She has also been a leader
and facilitator on several faculty development programs, running
many workshops, particularly addressing cultural diversity in
Higher education. Lorna was a professional ballet dancer before
becoming a psychologist and continues to be involved in the world
of dance.